(Please pass this on to your railfan friends)
One more time for those who may not know what's going on or need
something to do this weekend in Texas...
The North Texas Chapter, National Railway Historical Society is hosting
a fun railfanning activity this coming Memorial Day Weekend and YOU
are invited!
If you like to Watch Trains? Plan on attending our next event...
?24 Hours @ Saginaw?
Come watch trains and have a good time with members of the North Texas
Chapter, NRHS
Our Objective:
Watch and record trains for a 24 hour period.
Our Goal:
Spend 24 hours at the Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot)
at 301 S. Saginaw Blvd. in Saginaw, TX.
Date and Time:
Friday, May 26th & Saturday, May 27th, 2006
7:00pm to 7:00pm, for 24 hours!
Come watch, talk, listen and photograph trains safely while sharing
fellowship and education with like minded railfans and families. Also,
help us promote the City of Saginaw as a nationally known hot spot to
watch and record trains safely. It is reported up to 60 trains pass
the Saginaw depot per day! Plenty to fill your train watching
appetite!
Activities Include:
Operating Rules on ?How to watch trains safely?.
A safe area to watch trains.
Clinic on how to record trains by photo, audio, video and train
logs.
24 hours of Railroad videos and slide programs.
Rail Historian to speak.
Railroad theme games and trivia to help pass the time.
Railroad Scanner broadcast of approaching trains.
Fun and More...
Admission is FREE
Sponsors:
The North Texas Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
and Saginaw Chamber of Commerce
www.saginawtxchamber.org
And on Sunday, May 28th...
Don?t forget the 26th Annual Lone Star Railfair - Railroad Collectible
and Train Show in the Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall - Will Rogers
Memorial Center - Ft. Worth, TX
It?s the premier railroad collectible / artifact show in Texas!
So, if you are not already committed to another event this Memorial Day
Weekend or planned on attending the Lone Star train show, please join
us Friday night for a pick up slide show or a few hours on
Saturday and have fun watching Trains, Trains, Trains... Bring your
friends, make a full railfan weekend out of it!
Schedule of Events:
?24 Hours @ Saginaw?
Saginaw Heritage Center (the depot)
301 S. Saginaw Blvd.
Saginaw, Texas 76179
www.saginawtxchamber.org
Friday, May 26th and Saturday, May 27th, 2006
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday, May 26th
7:00 pm - Event Begins
Activities
- Train watching begins
- Railroad videos
- Safety rules displayed
- Railroad Theme games available for play
7:30 pm - "Star Telegram" photo shoot! Please show with camera
in-hand!
8:00 pm ?Operation Lifesaver? presentation by Mrs. Cheri Reverie
9:00 pm Slide Show by Dick Kuelbs - ?Fort Worth and Denver?
12:00 Midnight - Slide Show by Wes Carr - BNSF Dispatcher
Saturday, May 27th
- Train watching continues
- More Railroad videos
2:00 am - Great Locomotive Race Trivia Game - Skip Waters
10:00 am - Open program (to be announced)
1:00 pm - Clinic by Richard Whitenight on ?Spotting trains and Taking
pictures?
3:00 pm - Great Locomotive Race Trivia Game - Skip Waters
5:00 pm - Slide Show by Steve Allen Goen - Texas Rail Historian from
Wichita Falls
7:00 pm - Event Ends
More slide shows may be announce at the event. We will welcome anyone
who would like to show off their stuff (Bring your UP 844 video or
prints from this week). At some point we will also view the railroad
cars located at the depot, it will be a guided tour announced during
the event.
Everyone is welcome to attend, even if it's just for a few hours. We
look forward to having you drop by and share some train watching
fellowship with some Rail-fun, Rail-friendly, Rail-fans.
Y'all come now, Ya-hear!
Skip Waters
President
North Texas Chapter, NRHS
214-987-2888 office
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